ADVOCACY, POLICY & NEWS
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Press Release: Major amendments to encryption laws are a step in the right direction
A coalition of human rights organisations, telecommunication industry and technology companies have today commented on the proposed amendments to the TOLA (Assistance and Access) Act 2018, tabled today in the Senate by Senator Kristina Kenneally. “It’s welcome to see the introduction today of Labor’s proposed amendments to these deeply flawed…
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EFA and Future Wise Urge Seriousness From Government On Health Data Security
Digital rights groups Electronic Frontiers Australia and Future Wise today expressed their disappointment in the management of privacy and security of the My Health Record system, as highlighted by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)’s report released on Monday 25 November 2019. They called on the Australian government to engage…
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2019 EFA AGM will be held on November 24
The Annual General Meeting of Electronic Frontiers Australia Inc. will be held on Sunday 24 November 2019, via videoconference, at: 16:00 AEDT (NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS) 15:30 ACDT (SA) 15:00 AEST (QLD) 14:30 ACST (NT) 13:00 AWST (WA) The videoconference technology used will be Zoom. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/546672541 Nominations have been…
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Aaron Swartz Day CryptoBar
We’re proud to support the Aaron Swartz Day CryptoBar. Come meet other EFA members, 6-8PM, Thursday November 7 – Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane, have friendly nerds help secure your stuff, and eat free pizza. Book now at https://pretix.eu/thoughtworks/ASDay2019/ .
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EFA Welcomes PJCIS Rejection Of Facial Recognition Bills
Australia, 24 October 2019: Electronic Frontiers Australia welcomes the news today that the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS) has rejected proposed legislation that would have created a facial recognition mass-surveillance system reminiscent of that used by the Chinese government against its own citizens in Xinjiang and Hong…
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Interested in joining the EFA board?
Nominations to serve as Board members of the EFA are open and are due on Sunday 27 October 2019. The Annual General Meeting is to be held on Sunday 24 November 2019. Details of the format will be forthcoming. The Constitution dictates that at least five (5) positions are up for election each…
